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Contact Details

Email
patricia.whitfield@otago.ac.nz
Position
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MB ChB, FRACP, PhD
Research summary
Endocrinology; diabetes
Memberships
Chair – Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Endocrinology Training Programme Subcommittee

Research

I am a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, as well as an Endocrinologist at Wellington Hospital. I was awarded an HRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship and completed my PhD in 2024 assessing ethnic differences in glucose metabolism amongst New Zealanders. I have an interest in diabetes research, with special focus on areas of glucose metabolism and young adult diabetes.

Publications

Carroll, R., McLeod, L., Park, W., Whitfield, P., Bullock, J., Corley, B., & Carroll, R. W. (2025). Initiation of gender affirming hormone therapy in Wellington, New Zealand over a 5-year period. International Journal of Transgender Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/26895269.2025.2549453 Journal - Research Article

Whitfield, P. L. (2024). Ethnic differences in glucose metabolism and body composition in Aotearoa New Zealand (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Awarded Doctoral Degree

Wang, Q., McCormick, S., Leask, M. P., Watson, H., O'Sullivan, C., Krebs, J. D., Hall, R., Whitfield, P., Merry, T. L., Murphy, R., & Shepherd, P. R. (2024). A Polynesian-specific SLC22A3 variant associates with low plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations independent of apo(a) isoform size in men [Brief report]. Bioscience Reports, 44(7), BSR20240403. doi: 10.1042/BSR20240403 Journal - Research Article

Whitfield, P. L., Hall, R. M., Théaude, L., Sixtus, R. P., Kanaan, R., Holley, A. S., … Weatherall, M., … Krebs, J. D. (2024). A very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) intervention for the management of prediabetes and early Type 2 diabetes mellitus in a multi-ethnic cohort in Aotearoa New Zealand: The PROGRESS NZ feasibility study. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 33(2), 200-212. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.202406_33(2).0007 Journal - Research Article

Carroll, R. W., Corley, B., Feltham, J., Whitfield, P., Park, W., Howard, R., Yssel, M., Phillips, I., Harper, S., & Yang, J. (2024). The value of plasma metanephrine measurements during adrenal vein sampling. Endocrine Connections, 13, e230300. doi: 10.1530/ec-23-0300 Journal - Research Article

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